Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.4° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
30
14
47
69
73
102
107
236
289
336
351
361
356
257
222
155
130
123
119
100
96
68
106
233
183
218
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:21PM1.80m
11:53AM1.92m
00:21AM1.82m
12:49PM1.90m
1:17AM1.83m
1:42PM1.88m
2:09AM1.85m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.15m
6:08PM0.17m
6:29AM0.16m
7:02PM0.16m
7:24AM0.17m
7:53PM0.16m
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Temp °C
14
14
12
14
15
13
12
10
10
10
10
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
19
18
17
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
13
10
12
12
10
9
7
8
8
9
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
17
16
16
14
14
15
15
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